Twentieths to john b



(No Model.)

W. R. MYERS.

FIRE'KINDLER AND FUEL BLOCK. No. 337,782. Patented Mar. 9, 1886.

WITNESSES:

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

\VILLIAM R. MYERS, OF CAMDEN, NEWV JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF ELEVEN- TWENTIETHS TO JOHN B.

ADAMS, OF SAME PLACE.

FIRE-KINDLER AND FUEL-BLOCK.

EPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 337,782, dated March 9, 1886.

Serial No.189,8-24. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM B. MYERs, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Camden, State of New J ersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fire-Kindlers and Fuel-Blocks,which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawing, in which the figure is a perspective view of a fire-kindler and fuel-block embodying my invention, this consisting in forming a firekindler and fuel-block whereby it possesses great porosity and absorbability for an inflammable oil, so that by its use a fire may be readily kindled and combustion maintained for a long time for purposes of heating, cooking, &c.

Referring to the drawing, A represents a block,which is formed of clay,with bone dust or meal, feathers, and charcoal added thereto, the same being well mixed, shaped, and burned.

In the process of burning or baking the block the animal matter, owing to its oily nature, readily carbonizes; hence imparts sponginess to the block. The quills of the feathers impart too great porosity to the block; but this is counteracted by the charcoal, which has less tendency to cause porosity; hence the proper sponginess is obtained.

In practice I take sixty parts of fire-clay, twenty parts ground bone, or bone dust or meal, five parts feathers, and fifteen parts charcoal.

The block thus constructed is immersed in 35 or saturated with inflammable oil or material, of which it absorbs great quantities, and may then be placed in the fire-chamber of a stove, &c., the oil then being ignited, thus providinga convenient medium for heating, o

cooking, 800., or fire-kindling and other purposes, the carbonized animal matter increasing the inflammable quality of the oil.

When the oil is expended, the block may be recharged and thus render further service, 5

WILLIAM R. MYERS.

\Vitnesses:

J OHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, A. P. GRANT. 

